so guys i use a baby bottle to measssure out the ammount of bleach i need to add to my pool but, is there there something better? i use the baby bottle cause it has ounces 1 - 9 on it, other things i found skip numbers by two......so whats better or what do you guys use? thanks so much
what do i need to meassure?
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That's as good as anything else if you can measure up to how much you need per addition with it to reach target level.
i use one of the wife's old measuring cups that she never used because it was graduated in ounces instead of cups.... 
you can get a decent measuring cup in the Housewares section at walmart for a couple bucks. it would be a lot easier than a baby bottle. just make sure its in ounces.
you can get a decent measuring cup in the Housewares section at walmart for a couple bucks. it would be a lot easier than a baby bottle. just make sure its in ounces.
this is what I use. Glass measuring cup. And Ball Jar. You can find these at WalMart
I use a plastic measuring cup I bought at the -gasp- pool store. Unbreakable. Plus I can read the graduiations from the inside out from above, when I'm holding the acid jug far away from my face.
freqz
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I think I paid all of $1 for a plastic measuring cup from WalMart that is marked in single ounce increments up to 40oz. I can't fathom measuring out acid additions into a baby bottle...
I vote for the plastic measuring cup from Walmart. I'm not allowed to have glass in the pool area as I am a certified clutz.......I can produce evidence of that certification.
My only worry about plastic was if muriatic acid would have any issues in it. Since there are different types of plastics I wasn't sure.
I use a 2 1/2 cup plastic measuring cup. I was having a hard time seeing the lines on the side so I just used a sharpie to make a mark at 10 and 20 oz. I usually add 20-25 oz. When I need 5 I just eyeball it between the 4 and 6 oz. I think I usually end up with 26 oz when I do that.
I added a step though. I keep my bleach in the kitchen and measure it out in there so instead of trying to carry that small cup of bleach, I set it in my special bleach bucket! (It's a pretty pink bucket I got on clearance at target because I like to buy stuff.)
If I need more than 20 oz I measure the smaller amount (usually 5 oz) dump it in the bucket then measure the 20oz and just sit the cup (full of 20 oz) in there and carry the bucket to the pool. I use the cup to pour it into the pool because it makes a nice small stream so I don't add to quickly.
Main reason for the bucket is so I don't risk spilling the bleach on me when I'm walking out to the pool. I'm sure the one day I only need 20oz and I try to walk with that cup full I'll trip on something stupid and bleach will go everywhere!
*edit* I've never had to use acid before so I don't know about what I'd use for that!
I added a step though. I keep my bleach in the kitchen and measure it out in there so instead of trying to carry that small cup of bleach, I set it in my special bleach bucket! (It's a pretty pink bucket I got on clearance at target because I like to buy stuff.)
If I need more than 20 oz I measure the smaller amount (usually 5 oz) dump it in the bucket then measure the 20oz and just sit the cup (full of 20 oz) in there and carry the bucket to the pool. I use the cup to pour it into the pool because it makes a nice small stream so I don't add to quickly.
Main reason for the bucket is so I don't risk spilling the bleach on me when I'm walking out to the pool. I'm sure the one day I only need 20oz and I try to walk with that cup full I'll trip on something stupid and bleach will go everywhere!
*edit* I've never had to use acid before so I don't know about what I'd use for that!
I've got dry and liquid acid in plastic containers.... I do believe its a special non corrosive plastic.... HDPE I think?
I do believe its a special non corrosive plastic.... HDPE I think?all good ideas its just on a lot of things it jumps from 10 oz to 15 or 20 oz.....i hate having to eyeball things is all
freqz
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4 oz of acid changes my ph by 0.04-- I don't sweat an ounce or 2. 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 so what?
Cheap plastic measuring cup from Target for me. No issues.
I haven't seen anyone say it, and I hope it would be obvious, but rinse that cup out really, really well with pool water in-between chemicals. You never, ever want liquid chlorine to come in contact with muriatic acid.
I haven't seen anyone say it, and I hope it would be obvious, but rinse that cup out really, really well with pool water in-between chemicals. You never, ever want liquid chlorine to come in contact with muriatic acid.
thanks for the link....i like the idea of this jug
guess ill have to look up in pool math how much bleach gets me to 1 ppm, 2ppm and so on huh and put that on the side of a jug....guess a gallon water bottle would work btw i forgot is 4 or 5 ppm the target FC? and what happens if at some time i might be at 6 or so? im guessing its not a huge deal cause 10 and more is shock level right?
I don't get why you people think in ounces (exception for DaneCE--kudos!). What a waste of time. Use ppm. I always use 12.5% LC so I use a DE scoop that is marked in ppm FC. 1 ppm FC for my size pooll is about an inch down from the top. The mark is a scratch, because LC will bleach out any known marker. MA comes in one gallon bottles. On my size pool, one-third of a bottle corresponds to one drop of acid demand reagent in the Taylor system which nobody on here uses but I prefer. Never need to calculate for FC and MA--just do it once and as long as your pool size and chem concentration doesn't change you never do it again. KISS. I save PoolCalc for my Sunday check of all chemicals.